End-gate for wagons.



N0. 7.0|,884. Patented lune l0, I902.

11. HUN. END GIATE FOR WAGONS. (Application filed Apr. 18, 1902.)

(No Model.)

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1 35. v p v l Through the wagon-bodyin'the rear of the .UNI'TED STATES P TENT OFFICE.

NELsoiv HON, on REDLINE, I'OWA;

END'I QR WAGONSQ T SPECIFICATION: forming part of Letters Patent No. 701,884, dated J'une re, 1902.

ApplieationfiladApril18,1902. SerialNo. 108,632. (Non odeL) To a whom it may. concern:

' 1 Be it known that I, NELSON HON, of Redline, county of Shelby,and Stateo'f Iowa, have invented certain new'and useful Improvements in End-Gates forWagons; and I do hereby declare the followingis a full and clear description thereof. My invention relates to vehicles. v More particularly stated, the object of my 1o invention is to provide the end-gate of a wagon witha simple locking device for pre- Qventing the" spread of the sides of the wagonbody and at the same time provide a locking device for holding the end-gate in place.

With these objects in view my invention consists in the following construction. and

operation of the parts, .the details of which will first be fully set forth and the features of novelty then pointed out and claimed.

1 the sides" of the body, forming slotted guides within which the" end-gate 3 is held for the; purpose of removingand-replacing the same.

at represents vertical risers secured to the -gate, and 5 is a longitudinal strip secured be-' tween the risers, to which the main parts of the end-gatedockin'g device is secured.

' gate horizontal apertures are formed, through which are inserted eyebolts 6,threaded at their outer ends and providedwith nuts 7 for 4c the purpose of adjustably setting the same. These nuts 7 mayihave projecting handles for rotating the'same, as shown in Fig. 1, or

the handlemay be o r nitted, as may be seen in, the same figure. I

To the piece 5 is secured the main operating-lever 8, pivoted at 9 and having oppositely-projecting arms 10, to which are respectively secured rods 11, passing through guiding-staples 12. The ends of rod 11 are Figure 1 represents a perspective view of provided with hooks 13, which take into the eyebolts 6. I

' 14 is alocking-latchpivoted'at15, 16 being the handle portion thereof;

17 is the locking-detentface of the latch, and- 18 is a-guiding and holding lip projecting'beyond the detent 17. I

19 is a recess formed in the leven-arin 8;"into which the-locking-detent 17 enters. j

When the end-rod device isbrought under tension, the detent and recess, together with the holding-lip 18, efifectually -lockthe rod under strain and prevent it from becoming unlocked, due to the jolting of the wagon.

20 is a metal wear and pivot pl'ate'for-the latch and operating-lever.

In operation the bolts 6 are adj ustably set .in proper position bymeans 0f the. nuts 7 over the latch 14, and the hooked rods 11are 7o projected sutticiently to permit the hooks to enter the eyes of the bolts 6. 1 The arm .8 is then raised over the latch l l in its horizontal position. Toetfect a further and effectual locking, the arm 16 of the latch'l l is pulled downwardly, when the locking-lever detent 17 forces the operating arni fartherupwai'dly until the 'detentdrop's into the recess 19, the lip 18 preventing the lever 8 from moving outwardly out of engagement. "When the de- 86 ;tent enters-therecess, the strain of the rods 11 snaps the detent 17 into thefrecess 19 and locks thesides of the wagon securelythrough the end-gate device. jgIn' otherend-gate-lock- 1 ing devices the severe jar-"and joltof a wagon is apt toloosen anddisengage the locking device, and thus defeat the object sought to be accomplished. I t V The end-gate 3 is made in two sections hinged at 21, and the longitudinal strip 5 is. go

.bolted to one of the sections, so asltogswing therewith. The free end of the stripv 5 is slotted at 26, and the block 22on'theadjacent section of the tail-board is'securely fastened thereto and registers with the slot 26. 5 The lever 14: is pivoted to this block 22. When the locking-latch 14: is thrown out of engagement with the lever-arm 8 and the A:

hook-rods 11 disengaged from the eyes 13, the end-gate may be pulled horizontally and rearwardly, flexing on the hinges 21. It is thereby easily removed and replaced. The ends and edges of the tail-board may be rounded to facilitate the entrance into the slots between the cleats, if desired.

hat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. In an end-gate, the combination of a wagon-body, an end-gate, eyebolts secured to the sides of the Wagon-body, an operatingarna pivoted to the end-gate having projections opposite its pivot, hooked rods engaging the eyebolts and the opposite projections of the operating-arm, a recess in the operatin g-arm, and a lever-latch pivoted to the endgate having a detent and a holding-lip upon one end, adapted to embrace and enter the recess in the operating-arm.

2. In an end-gate, the combination of a wagon-body, a sectional end-gate, locking (1evicescarried upon one of the sections for looking together the sides of the body, and a latch device carried by the other section for holding the end-gate in alinement and also looking the sides, whereby the tail-board may be flexed and withdrawn horizontally.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

NELSON HON. WVitnesses:

M. H. Woons, F. P. lVIARSIIALL. 

